Critical

XWiki Platform vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting in ClassEditSheet page via name parameters

  • Disclosed: 20.06.2023
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 13:20

Impact

A stored XSS can be exploited by users with edit rights by adding a AppWithinMinutes.FormFieldCategoryClass class on a page and setting the payload on the page title. Then, any user visiting /xwiki/bin/view/AppWithinMinutes/ClassEditSheet executes the payload.

See https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20365 for me details.

Patches

The issue has been patched on XWiki 14.4.8, 14.10.4, and 15.0 ?

Workarounds

The issue can be fixed by updating AppWithinMinutes.ClassEditSheet with this patch.

References

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Attribution

This vulnerability has been reported on Intigriti by René de Sain @renniepak.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-appwithinminutes-ui >= 5.4.4, < 14.4.8, >= 14.5, < 14.10.4, >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.0 14.4.8, 14.10.4, 15.0

References

CVSS score 9/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79, CWE-80
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-appwithinminutes-ui
Disclosed
20.06.2023
Updated
11.10.2026 13:20

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-4wc6-hqv9-qc97 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-appwithinminutes-ui

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
5
First → latest
04.2023 08.2023
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 4
  • Medium 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2023: 5
  2. 2024: 0
  3. 2025: 0
  4. 2026: 0
  1. Critical · 9.9 CVE-2023-40177 >= 4.3-milestone-2, < 14.10.5 14.10.5
  2. Critical · 9.6 CVE-2023-35161 >= 6.2-milestone-1, < 14.10.5, >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.1-rc-1 14.10.5, 15.1-rc-1
  3. XWiki Platform vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting in ClassEditSheet page via name parameters this entry
    Critical · 9.0 CVE-2023-35153 >= 5.4.4, < 14.4.8, >= 14.5, < 14.10.4, >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.0 14.4.8, 14.10.4, 15.0
  4. Critical · 9.9 CVE-2023-29527 >= 7.4.4, < 14.10.3 14.10.3
  5. Medium · 5.4 CVE-2023-29515 >= 4.2-milestone-1, < 13.10.11, >= 14.0-rc-1, < 14.4.8, >= 14.5, < 14.10.1 13.10.11, 14.4.8, 14.10.1

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